package org.apache.maven.artifact.handler;

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An artifact handler defines for a dependency type, defined as Plexus role:

extension and classifier, to be able to download the file,
information on how to use the artifact: whether to add it to the classpath, or to take into account its
dependencies.

Author:
Jason van Zyl/**
 * An artifact handler defines for a dependency type, defined as Plexus role:<ul>
 * <li>extension and classifier, to be able to download the file,</li>
 * <li>information on how to use the artifact: whether to add it to the classpath, or to take into account its
 * dependencies.</li>
 * </ul>
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:jason@maven.org">Jason van Zyl</a>
 */
public interface ArtifactHandler
{
    String ROLE = ArtifactHandler.class.getName();

    
Get the file extension associated to the file represented by the dependency type.
Returns:
the file extension/**
     * Get the file extension associated to the file represented by the dependency type.
     *
     * @return the file extension
     */
    String getExtension();

    String getDirectory();

    
Get the classifier associated to the dependency type.
Returns:
the classifier/**
     * Get the classifier associated to the dependency type.
     * 
     * @return the classifier
     */
    String getClassifier();

    String getPackaging();

    boolean isIncludesDependencies();

    String getLanguage();

    boolean isAddedToClasspath();
}